A surviving spouse is entitled to social security disability benefits on the injured worker’s earning record if the following requirements are met: 1. The deceased worker must have been receiving Social Security Disability or Retirement benefits at the time of their...
Year: 2015
Social Security Disability Benefits and Work Credits
This discussion is limited to disability benefits, as supplemental security income benefits do not require quarters of credit. Each year the Social Security Administration determines how much income you need to earn to receive work credit for one quarter. For 2015...
How Your Wages are Calculated in Workers Compensation
Under the current law in Minnesota, an injured employee is entitled to two-thirds of their lost wages. If you are completely disabled from working, you will then be entitled to two-thirds of your wage total wages. If you are working, but at a reduced wage, then you...
When Does a Workers Compensation Claim Arise?
It does not matter whether you have been employed with your employer for one minute or twenty years, if you sustain an injury in the course and scope of employment you will be covered under Minnesota’s workers’ compensation laws. You will be considered to be in the...
What is a Qualified Rehabilitation Consultant?
If you have sustained a workers’ compensation injury you may be eligible for services from a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC). A QRC provides injured employees with assistance getting back to work. An injured employee may select his or her own QRC. There...
What is an Underinsured Claim
In some accident cases an at-fault driver will not have enough insurance coverage to fully compensate an injured person’s damages. When this occurs, the injured person can bring an underinsured claim. Minnesota law requires car insurance policies to have...
Medical Bills Exceeding No-Fault Limits
The basic Minnesota No-Fault policy provides $20,000 coverage for medical bills including X-rays, diagnostic tests, prescriptions, therapy, chiropractic and other forms of treatment. There are instances when someone has sustained significant injuries and will incur...
Independent Medical Examination
If you have sustained an injury in a car accident or on the job, there is a possibility that an insurance carrier will ask that you be examined by a doctor of their choosing. This examination is called an “Independent Medical Examination” or IME. Minnesota law...
Retraining in Workers Compensation Claims
Sometimes an injured employee is unable to return to their date of injury job. Consequently, there are circumstances when an injured employee can go to school and have the insurance company pay for it. This is called retraining. The purpose of this retraining is to...
Social Security Disability Attorney Fees
You may make an appointment for an initial consultation with one of our social security disability attorneys for no charge. Whether it is a social security disability claim or a social security supplemental claim, our firm does not charge a fee unless we obtain...